Kenya - List of Cup Winners


Cup competitions since independence

FA Cup of Kenya
1954 RAF Eastleigh          1-0 Nakuru Railway African Football Team 
1955      unknown
1956 Mombasa Liverpool
1957      not held
1958 Mombasa Liverpool      bt  Feisal FC Mombasa
1959      unknown (Maragoli United FC lost final)
1960 Marama                 4-2 Gethin & Dawson
1961 LASCO Mombasa          8-2 Nyaribari FC
1962 Mombasa Liverpool
1963      unknown
1964 Luo Union
1965 Luo Union              bt  Kisumu Hotstars FC
1966 Luo Union              4-2 Mombasa Liverpool
1967 Abaluhya United        3-0 Maragoli United
1968 Abaluhya United    2-2 w/o Feisal FC Mombasa
1969 Nakuru All Stars       1-0 Gor Mahia    
1970 Nakuru All Stars       3-2 Gor Mahia    
1971-74  unknown
1975 Kenya Breweries 
Kenya Challenge Cup
1976 Luo Union              0-0 KFA                 [3-2 pen]
1977-78  unknown
1979 Maragoli United FC     awd Gor Mahia           [abandoned drawn after 90'; Gor Mahia
1980     unknown                                     refused to play extra time]
1981 GOR Mahia
1982     unknown
1983 GOR Mahia
1984 AFC Leopards           2-1 GOR Mahia
1985 AFC Leopards 
Moi Golden Cup
1986 GOR Mahia              1-0 Bandari (Mombasa)
1987 GOR Mahia              2-0 AFC Leopards
1988 GOR Mahia              bt  Kenya Breweries
1989 Kenya Breweries        1-1 AFC Leopards        [5-4 pen]                    
1990 Rivatex
1991 AFC Leopards           1-0 GOR Mahia
1992 Kenya Breweries        2-0 Bata Bullets
1993 Kenya Breweries
1994 AFC Leopards           3-0 Kisumu Posta
1995 Rivatex                2-0 Ulinzi
1996 Mumias Sugar           1-0 Reli
1997 Eldoret KCC            4-1 AFC Leopards
1998 Mathare United         2-1 Eldoret KCC
1999 Mumias Sugar           3-2 Coast Stars         [aet] [*1]
2000 Mathare United         2-1 AFC Leopards        [aet]
2001 AFC Leopards           2-0 Mathare United 
2002 Kenya Pipeline         1-0 Mumias Sugar            
Transparency Cup
2003 Utalii                 2-1 GOR Mahia
2004 KCB                    1-0 Thika United
President's Cup
2003 Chemelil Sugar         1-0 AFC Leopards
2005 World Hope             2-1 Tusker                    [*2]
2007 Sofapaka               2-0 Homegrown
KFF Cup
2008 GOR Mahia              2-0 Posta Rangers
FKL Cup
2009 AFC Leopards           4-1 Congo United (Mombasa)
2010 Sofapaka               2-0 West Kenya Sugar
2011 GOR Mahia              1-0 Sofapaka
FKF Cup
2012 GOR Mahia              0-0 Sofapaka                  [aet, 3-0 pen]
GOtv Shield
2013 AFC Leopards           1-0 GOR Mahia    
2014 Sofapaka               2-1 Posta Rangers
2015 Bandari                4-2 Nakumatt
2016 Tusker                 1-0 Ulinzi Stars
2017 AFC Leopards           2-0 Kariobangi Sharks 
SportPesa Shield
2018 Kariobangi Sharks      3-2 Sofapaka
2019 Bandari                3-1 Kariobangi Sharks 
Betway Cup
2020   abandoned
2021 GOR Mahia              0-0 AFC Leopards              [4-1 pen (no extra time)] 
2022   not held
FKF Cup
2023 Kakamega Homeboyz      1-0 Tusker              
2024 Kenya Police           0-0 KCB                       [aet, 8-7 pen]        
2025 Nairobi United         2-1 GOR Mahia     

NB: in 2003, the 4 semi-finalists of the President's Cup withdrew from
    the KFF and continued with their 'Transparency Cup' while the KFF
    continued their tournament with already eliminated clubs.

[*1] Mumias' win was revoked following a bribery scandal in the league; it is
     not clear whether Coast Stars were awarded the Cup.
[*2] a rival faction within the KFF (recognised by the Kenya government but not
     by FIFA) have awarded the cup to Coast Stars (Mombasa) after ordering a
     replay of their semifinal second leg against Tusker (who did not show, as
     they had already lost the final) and then scheduling a final against
     World Hope for which the latter did not show

Number of known wins (does not include Transparency Cup):

 9 AFC Leopards (Nairobi; includes Abaluhya FC; Abaluhya FC were renamed
                 AFC Leopards SC on November 16, 1980) 
   GOR Mahia (Nairobi)

 5 Tusker (Nairobi; includes Kenya Breweries) 

 4 Luo Union

 3 Sofapaka (Nairobi)

 2 Bandari (Mombasa)
   Mathare United 
   Mombasa Liverpool
   Nakuru All Stars
   Rivatex (Eldoret)

 1 Chemelil Sugar (Nyando)
   Eldoret KCC (Eldoret)  
   Kakamega Homeboyz (Kakamega)
   Kariobangi Sharks
   Kenya Pipeline (Nairobi)
   Kenya Police
   LASCO Mombasa
   Marama  
   Mumias Sugar (Mumias)
   Nairobi United
   RAF Eastleigh (Nairobi District)
   World Hope (Nairobi)

NB: as Abaluhya, various other 'tribal' clubs were forced to rename
    themselves in or around 1980, e.g. Gema FC became Benham FC and
    Maragoli became Imara.  Gor Mahia (named after a mythical medicine
    man called Gor) resisted the rule, and circumvented it by renaming
    themselves GOR Mahia, with GOR abbreviating Gulf Olympic Rangers.


Super Cup

2008 GOR Mahia              3-0 Mathare United 
2009 Sofapaka               1-0 AFC Leopards
2010 Sofapaka               1-0 Ulinzi Stars
2011 Tusker                 1-1 GOR Mahia              [4-1 pen]
2012 GOR Mahia              0-0 Tusker                 [5-4 pen]
2013 Tusker                 1-1 GOR Mahia              [5-3 pen]
2014 GOR Mahia              2-1 Sofapaka               
2015 Bandari                1-0 GOR Mahia
2016 GOR Mahia              1-0 Tusker
2017 GOR Mahia              1-0 AFC Leopards
2018 Kariobangi Sharks      1-0 GOR Mahia
2019 GOR Mahia              1-0 Bandari        
2020      not held
2021 Tusker                 1-1 GOR Mahia              [8-7 pen]
2022      not held
2023 GOR Mahia              1-1 Kakamega Homeboyz      [4-2 pen]

Number of Wins (14; lost finals between square brackets)

 7 [ 5] GOR Mahia (Nairobi)

 3 [ 2] Tusker (Nairobi) 

 2 [ 1] Sofapaka (Nairobi)

 1 [ 1] Bandari (Mombasa)
 1      Kariobangi Sharks(Nairobi)

   [ 2] AFC Leopards (Nairobi)
   [ 1] Kakamega Homeboyz (Kakamega)
   [ 1] Mathare United (Nairobi)   
   [ 1] Ulinzi Stars (Nakuru)  


Number of Known League-and-Cup Doubles (4)

 2 GOR Mahia                 [1983, 1987]

 1 Abaluhya United           [1967]        [now AFC Leopards]
 1 Tusker                    [2016]


Mayors Cup

1973 Abaluhya               4-0 Kenya Prisons    
1976 Abaluhya               2-1 Black Mamba Nairobi
1978 Abaluhya               2-1 Maragoli United FC
NB: other seasons not known; source: AFC Leopards

Top-8 Cup

2011 Ulinzi Stars           2-1 Western Stima          
2012 GOR Mahia              2-0 Ulinzi Stars           [aet]
2013 Tusker                 2-2 Thika United           [5-3 pen]
2014 Tusker                 2-1 AFC Leopards           
2015 GOR Mahia              2-1 SoNy Sugar             [aet]
2016 Muhoroni Youth         1-0 GOR Mahia               

Number of Wins (6; lost finals between square brackets)

 2 [ 1] GOR Mahia (Nairobi)
 2      Tusker (Nairobi) 

 1 [ 1] Ulinzi Stars (Nakuru)  
 1      Muhoroni Youth (Muhoroni) 

   [ 1] AFC Leopards (Nairobi)
   [ 1] SoNy Sugar (Awendo)
   [ 1] Thika United (Thika)
   [ 1] Western Stima (Kakamega)   


Other Cup Competitions

Dobbie Cup
NB: this was the "European" top level league in Nairobi; its second level feeder
    (which included reserve sides) was contested for the May Cup since 1925.

     Dobbie Cup 
1907 Gymkhana SC  
1908 Gymkhana SC            3-2 Nairobi Town FC
1909 Town SC
1910 Parklands SC   
1911 Parklands SC   
1912 Parklands SC   
1913 Pirates FC
1914 Caledonian SC  
1915-18   not played
1919 Kings African Rifles 
1920 Nairobi Railway FC 
1921 Nairobi Railway FC 
1922 Caledonian SC
1923 Nairobi Railway FC 
1924 Nairobi Railway FC 
     Dobbie Cup                          May Cup
1925 Caledonian SC                       Nairobi Railway FC
1926 Caledonian SC                       Caledonian SC  
1927 Nairobi Railway FC                  Kenya Police FC 
1928 Kenya Police FC                     Nairobi Railway FC
1929 Caledonian SC                       Kenya Police FC 
1930-33   not known
1934 Nairobi Railway 
1935-46   not known
1947 Caledonian SC      
1948 Caledonian SC  
1949 Caledonian SC  
1950 Caledonian SC  
1951 Caledonian SC  
1952 Caledonian SC  
1953      not known
1954 RAF Eastleigh 
1955-57   not known
1958      not known 
1959 Juventus 
1960      not known 
1961 Caledonian SC  
1962 Caledonian SC  
1963      not known 

John Boyes Cup
NB: this was a knockout competition restricted to Nairobi
1912 Caledonian SC          2-1 Gymkhana SC
1913 Pirates FC
1914-18   not played
1919 Caledonian SC  
1920 Caledonian SC  
1921 Civil Service FC
1922 Gymkhana SC  
1923 Nairobi Railway FC
1924 Nairobi Railway FC
1925 Caledonian SC  
1926 Caledonian SC  
1927 Kenya Police FC
1928 Kenya Police FC 
1929 Caledonian SC  
1930-33   not known
1934 Civil Service FC       6-2 Commercials
1935-36   not known
1937 RAF                    4-1 Civil Service FC
1938-58   not known
1959 Juventus FC
1960 Juventus FC            3-2 Comcan
1961      not known 
1962      not known 

Girouard Cup
NB: this was a knockout competition open to all clubs from the colony and included
    sides from Nairobi, Londiani, Nakuru and Mombasa; after independence, it seems
    to have been restricted to Nairobi (as in fact the first edition had been)

1910 Parklands SC           2-0 Uganda Railway FC
1911 Parklands SC       0-0 2-0 Y.M.C.A.               [first match aet]
1912 Gymkhana SC            3-2 Pirates FC
1913 Pirates FC
1914-18   not played
1919 Kings African Rifles FC
1920 Mombasa FC
1921 Mombasa FC         0-0 1-0 Nairobi Railway FC     [both aet]
1922 Caledonian SC          bt  Mombasa FC
1923 Civil Service FC
1924 Nairobi FC
1925 Mombasa FC
1926 Caledonian SC  
1927 Kenya Police FC
1928 Nairobi Railway FC
1929 Mombasa FC
1930-31   not known
1932 Nairobi Railway FC     2-1 Nakuru Athletic
1933      not known
1934 Nairobi Railway FC     1-0 Nakuru Athletic
1935-58   not known
1959 Juventus FC
1960 Royal Inniskillings F. 2-1 Coldstream Guard
1961 Juventus FC            1-0 Caledonian
1962-64   not known
1965      not known 

Remington Cup
NB: this was an inter-district tournament dominated by teams from the Coast Province
1923 Police
1935 Central Kavirondo  
1945 Central Kavirondo      4-2 North Kavirondo        [aet]
1949 North Nyanza           3-0 Nakuru 
1954 North Nyanza           9-1 Nairobi


About this document

Source for data prior to 1930: [FIF 31]

Prepared and maintained by Mikael Jönsson, Ian King and Charles Otieno Hongo for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Mikael Jönsson, Ian King and Charles Otieno Hongo
Last updated: 9 Sep 2025

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